What is the army's framework for exercising mission command?

The operations process

What are the major command activities performed during operations?

What is planning?

The art and science of understanding a situation, envisioning a desired future and laying out effective ways of bringing that future about.

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What is preparing?

The activities performed by units and soldiers to improve their ability to execute an operation.

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What is execution?

Putting a plan into action by applying combat power to accomplish the mission.

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What is assessing?

The continuous determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating an event, or achieving an objective.

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How do commanders use the operations process?

Through the support of their staff, commanders use the operations process to drive the conceptual and detailed planning necessary to understand, visualize, and describe their operational environment, make and articulate decisions and direct, lead, and assess military operations.

What are four ways commanders express their visualization?

What is the commanders intent?

Clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and desired military end state that supports mission command, provides focus to the staff, helps subordinate commanders act to achieve the commanders desired results without orders, even when the operation does not unfold as planned.

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What does the commanders planning guidance provide?

It conveys the essence of their visualization

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What does effective planning guidance provide?

It broadly describes when, where, and how the commander intends to employ combat power to accomplish the mission within the higher commanders intent

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What does CCIR stand for?

Commanders critical information requirements

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How do commanders use CCIR?

To focus information collection on the relevant information the need to make critical decisions throughout the conduct of operations

What does EEFI stand for?

Essential elements of friendly information

What does EEFI identify?

What are 7 ways commanders can direct forces throughout the operations process?

1) preparing and approving plans and orders2) establishing command and support relationships3) assigning and adjusting tasks, control measures, and task organization4) positioning units to maximize combat power 5) positioning key leaders at critical places and times to ensure supervision6) allocating resources to exploit opportunities and counter threats 7) committing the reserve as required

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How does a commander show leadership?

By providing purpose, direction and motivation to subordinate commanders, staff, and soldiers

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In what way must a commander balance their time?

Between leading the staff through the operations process and providing purpose, direction, and motivation to subordinate commanders and soldiers away from the command post.

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Why do commanders continuously assess the situation?

To better understand current conditions and determine how the operation is progressing

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What is situational understanding?

The product of applying analysis and judgment to relevant information to determine relationships among the operational and mission variables to facilitate decision-making

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What do commanders and staffs use to help build their situational understanding?

Use the operational and mission variables

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What are the 8 interrelated operational variables that commanders and staff use to analyze and describe an operational environment?